Changelog

All notable changes to the ALIVE plugin are documented here.

[1.0.1-beta] — 2026-03-12

Capsule architecture — self-contained units of work replace _working/ and _references/. Capsules have companions, versioned drafts, and raw source material. Full lifecycle: draft → prototype → published → done. Graduation to walnut root on v1 ship.
3 new skills: alive:mine (deep context extraction), alive:extend (create custom skills/rules/hooks), alive:map (interactive world graph)
Inbox scan mode — alive:capture with no content falls back to scanning 03_Inputs/ for unrouted files
Context graph — D3.js force-directed visualization of your entire world
World index generator — _index.yaml built from all walnut and capsule frontmatter
Capsule routing heuristic — automatic routing of content to capsules by goal alignment
Multi-agent capsule collaboration — active session claims, capsule-scoped tasks, append-only work logs
Cross-capsule shared references — raw files live where first captured, other capsules link via sources: path

Walnut anatomy — system files live in _core/. _capsules/ and _squirrels/ are the only system folders. Everything else is live context.
Skill renames: housekeeping → tidy, config → tune, recall → history
Rules restructured — 6 rule files: capsules, human, squirrels, standards, voice, world
Templates updated for capsule structure
All hooks updated with backward compatibility for flat walnut structures

_working/ and _references/ folders (migrated to capsules, legacy still supported)

12 skills: world, load, save, capture, find, create, tidy, tune, history, mine, extend, map
6 foundational rules: capsules, human, squirrels, standards, voice, world
12 hooks: session lifecycle, log guardian, rules guardian, archive enforcer, external guard, root guardian, context watch, inbox check, pre-compact, post-write
Squirrel caretaker runtime — stash mechanic, session signing, zero-context handoff
ALIVE framework — 5-domain folder structure (Archive, Life, Inputs, Ventures, Experiments)
Walnut system — 5 core files (key.md, now.md, log.md, insights.md, tasks.md)
Onboarding — first-run world builder experience
Statusline — terminal status bar with session info, context warnings, and stash count
Templates for all system file types

Initial release. 9 skills, flat walnut structure, basic session management.